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Carpe Vita

Carpe Vita Itinerary

Best of Maldives 7N

8 days / 7 nights

About Carpe Vita

  • Award-winning service based on experience, excellence and attention to detail
  • Choose from a number of unique itineraries across the Maldives
  • A modern, stylish and comfortable vessel designed by divers, for divers
  • Dive the world-famous channels and reefs, where sharks and mantas await

Carpe Vita liveaboard offers world-class dive itineraries exploring the best of the Maldives. Divers enjoy a premier dive service based on experience and excellence, complemented by spacious, plush cabins, convenient camera facilities, and up to three dives per day at world-renowned dive sites. Every part of the vessel and its itineraries are about luxury, comfort and superb diving, assuring guests a memorable liveaboard holiday with an expert team - one that has rightfully earned its award-winning status.

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Itinerary details

Length of trip 8 days / 7 nights
Number of dives 17 - 18
Experience Advanced Open Water - Minimum 35 dives
Insurance Required

Highlights

  • Circular itinerary diving the very best of the central atolls
  • Visit the manta cleaning stations of Rasdhoo
  • High chance of snorkelling or diving with whale sharks
  • Witness manta rays queuing up at cleaning stations
  • Experience some of the Maldives’ best channel diving in Vaavu
  • Night dive included in the schedule
Day 1:
Guests board the vessel between 13:00-15:00 for a welcome briefing, cabin assignment, and check dive.

Day 2: 
Conduct 1 dive in North Male, followed by a three-hour crossing from North Male to Rasdhoo. Enjoy 2 more dives in Rasdhoo. Nights spent anchored.

Days 3-4: 
We will make 3 dives a day in Ari Atoll. Nights spent at anchor.

Day 5: 
Last 2 dives in Ari Atoll before crossing to Vaavu for a night dive.

Day 6: 
Enjoy 2 more dives in Vaavu and then cross to South Male for 1 additional dive.

Day 7: 
Today we will conduct a maximum of 2 dives, depending on guest flight schedules and the 24-hour requirement before flying. We will then return to port in Male.

Day 8: 
Depart the vessel after breakfast and by 08.00 at the latest.

Sample itineraries are for guidance only. Actual itineraries may differ slightly due to factors such as weather, wildlife, logistics, and local regulations.


Transfer details

Departure

02:00pm

Male

Male Velana International Airport: MLE

Return

08:00am

Male

Male Velana International Airport: MLE

    What's included
    • Meals and snacks
    • Water, tea and coffee
    • Towels and toiletries
    • Tanks and weights
    • Night dives
    • Nitrox
    • Airport transfers
    • TGST 
    • 10% service charge

    To be paid in advance or onboard
    • Dive and travel insurance
    • Green tax - US$12 per night, per person
    • Fuel surcharge - US$20 per night per person

    To be booked in advance or paid onboard
    • Single supplement - 60%
    • Soft drinks
    • Alcoholic drinks
    • 15l tanks - US$140 per trip 
    • Equipment rental - US$295 per trip 
    • Dive computer - US$85 per trip
    • Snorkeling gear - US$40 per trip
    • Diving courses
    • Private guide
    • Gratuities
    • Internet - US$40 per trip

    Payment policy
    • 100% of full stay will be charged within 90 days before the trip departure.
    • 90 days and above - 30% of deposit of full stay will be charged.
    Special offers or promotions - separate payment and cancellation terms may apply.
    Group bookings - separate payment and cancellation terms may apply.
    Contact the ZuBlu travel team if you have any questions about payment terms and cancellation.
    Cancellation policy
    30% deposit - required to secure reservation.
    70% balance - due 90 days prior to departure.
    Bookings received less than 90 days before departure require payment in full to secure reservation.

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Best of Maldives 7N

8 days / 7 nights
•
17 - 18 dives
from $2,730 /guest
from $2,457 /guest
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Limited availability

Last minute offer
06Dec 26
-10% discount

Best of Maldives 7N

8D / 7N
•
17 - 18 dives
from $2,730 /guest
from $2,457 /guest
Add guests

Limited availability
Last minute offer
-10% discount

13

Dec

2026

Best of Maldives 7N

8 days / 7 nights
•
17 - 18 dives
from $2,730 /guest
from $2,457 /guest
Add guests

Limited availability

Last minute offer
13Dec 26
-10% discount

Best of Maldives 7N

8D / 7N
•
17 - 18 dives
from $2,730 /guest
from $2,457 /guest
Add guests

Limited availability

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